Sensitization to Euxyl K400, a prospective study in 1,217 patients

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-177

  Vigan, Martine ^a   Bréchat, Nathalie ^a   Girardin, Pascal ^a   Adessi, Brigitte ^a   Meyer, Jean P ^a   Laurent, René ^a   Vuitton, Dominique A ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT JACQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Contact dermatitis; Cosmetovigilance; Dibromodicyanobutane; Euxyl K400; Methyldibromoglutaronitril; Phenoxyethanol

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO 2 BROMOMETHYLGLUTARONITRILE; 2 PHENOXYETHANOL; COSMETIC; EUXYL K 400; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SENSITIZATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0029887304     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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